Miss Aimee Bs Chocolate Strawberry Pie Food

MISS AIMEE B'S CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• To make crust: combine cookie crumbs, 3 T sugar and melted butter.
• Press onto bottom and sides of a lightly greased 9 inch deep dish pie pan.
• Bake in oven for 10 minutes, cool.
• To make filling: Melt chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler, cool slightly.
• Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy with electric mixer.
• Add brown sugar and vanilla, mixing well.
• Add chocolate to cream cheese mixture, mixing well.
• Fold in the cool whip and mix again.
• Spoon filling into cooled crust (or ready made chocolate crust) and smooth out top.
• Cover tightly and chill at least 8 hours.
• To finish the pie, wash strawberries, pat dry, and cut lenghtwise into 1/8 inch slices.
• Arrange around the outside edge of pie, make a second row, overlapping.
• Continue in this fashion until the entire pie has been covered.
• Heat the 1/4 cup chocolate chips with the paraffin (or without paraffin).
• Drizzle over the strawberries.
• Chill and serve the same day.

WHITE CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• In microwave, melt four squares of the white chocolate with milk. Cool to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, whip the cream until peaks form. In a small bowl beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• Beat in orange zest and melted white chocolate.
• Fold in whipped cream and spread into the crust.
• Arrange strawberries over the top (substitute other fresh fruit or shaved chocolate for strawberries).
• Melt remaining square of chocolate and drizzle over top of pie.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Dollop with Cool Whip before serving (optional).
• This takes about 20 minutes to prepare and 1 hour to chill before serving.

SECRET CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Reserve 2 cups sliced strawberries. Mash remaining 1 cup sliced strawberries; add enough water to make 2 cups. Stir together sugar and cornstarch in medium saucepan; stir in mashed strawberries. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Add gelatin, butter and lemon juice; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Strain mixture; discard seeds,. Refrigerate until partially set.
• Meanwhile, place chocolate chips and 3 tablespoons whipping cream in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1 minute; stir.
• If necessary, microwave at HIGH an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted when stirred. Spread chocolate mixture onto bottom of prepared crust; refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm.
• Beat cream cheese and remaining 1 tablespoon whipping cream in small bowl until smooth; spread over chocolate layer. Refrigerate filled crust while gelatin mixture is cooling. When gelatin mixture is partially set, fold in reserved sliced strawberries; spoon mixture over cream cheese layer.
• Cover; refrigerate several hours or until firm. Just before serving, garnish with sweetened whipped cream and whole strawberries, if desired. Cover; refrigerate leftover pie. 8 servings.

SUE B'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix cocoa and boiling water.
• Mix buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla together.
• Mix dry ingredients together.
• Mix dry ingredients into buttermilk/oil mixture.
• Mix in cocoa.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit in two greased and floured and parchment lined 9-inch round pans.
• Bake until tester comes out clean, approximately 30 minutes.

MISS AIMEE B'S LEMONADE

Steps:

• Wash lemons, cut off ends and quarter. Squeeze juice into a glass bowl.
• In blender, coarsely chop lemons (do not puree). Add chopped lemons to juice. Add sugar, stir well and let sit 30 minutes. Add milk; stir well. Cover; refrigerate several hours (I thought it would curdle and it doesn't).
• Strain mixture. In a glass, combine 1/2 cup lemonade mixture, 1/2 cup club soda and ice. Stir well. Add vodka or gin.

CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat together chocolate chips, cream cheese, honey and vanilla until fluffy.
• Spread mixture in crumb crust.
• Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 1 to 2 hours.
• Lightly press halved strawberries, cut side down, into top of cream cheese mixture after refrigeration.
• Melt semi-sweet chocolate squares and drizzle before serving.
• Refrigerate pie for up to 4 hours.
• cooking time does not include chilling time.

EASY STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Bring sugar, water and cornstarch to a boil over medium heat.
• Cook stirring constantly for 1 minute or until thickened.
• Stir in strawberry gelatin until dissolved.
• Remove from heat; chill 2 hours.
• Arrange strawberries in pastry shell and pour gelatin mixture over.
• Cover and chill 2-4 hours.
• Serve pie with whipped cream if desired.